What color is #47BD73?

#47BD73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47BD73?

The RGB value is 71, 189, 115: 71 red, 189 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47BD73?

The complementary color is #BD4791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47BD73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47BD73 color

#47BD73 rgb(71, 189, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #47BD73 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 74.1% green and 45.1% blue (71, 189, 115).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 47% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#47BD73 color codes

HEX	`#47BD73`
RGB	`rgb(71, 189, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 74.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 47%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 62%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 39%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, -49.67, 27.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 56.96, 150.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.889, 38.97, 22.479)`
Decimal	`4701555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47BD73, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #47BD73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47BD73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #47BD73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47bd73; }
.text { color: #47bd73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47bd73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 189 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47bd73, #47bdae); }

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Questions

What color is #47BD73?: #47BD73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47BD73?: The RGB value is 71, 189, 115: 71 red, 189 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47BD73?: The complementary color is #BD4791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47BD73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.